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Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
Mr. Hilton's classic story of an English schoolmaster.
Mr. Chipping, the classics master at Brookfield School since 1870, takes readers on a beguiling journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sometimes Chips, as he is affectionately known, is an old man who dreams by the fire; then he's a difficult young taskmaster schooling his students, or a middle-aged man encountering the lovely Katherine, whose "new woman" opinions work far-reaching changes in him. As succeeding generations of boys march onward through Chips' mind, Hilton's narrative remains masterful. He seamlessly interweaves a poignant love story with the jokes and eccentricities of English public school life, while also chronicling a new, uncertain world full of conflict and upheaval that extends far beyond the turrets of Brookfield.
Mr. Chipping, the classics master at Brookfield School since 1870, takes readers on a beguiling journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sometimes Chips, as he is affectionately known, is an old man who dreams by the fire; then he's a difficult young taskmaster schooling his students, or a middle-aged man encountering the lovely Katherine, whose "new woman" opinions work far-reaching changes in him. As succeeding generations of boys march onward through Chips' mind, Hilton's narrative remains masterful. He seamlessly interweaves a poignant love story with the jokes and eccentricities of English public school life, while also chronicling a new, uncertain world full of conflict and upheaval that extends far beyond the turrets of Brookfield.
144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1934
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James Hilton
237 books271 followersJames Hilton was an English novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest, as well as co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the latter earning him an Academy Award.
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March 14, 2022Necesitaba un libro que me me reconciliase con el mundo, que me dibujase una sonrisa… y el señor Chips apareció justo en el momento adecuado para devolverme la fe en la humanidad e instalarse en mi corazoncito. Hay libros que son puñetazos, hay libros que son vacaciones, hay libros que son un beso… y «Adiós, señor Chips» es un cálido abrazo.
Nos cuenta la historia de un anciano profesor que, jubilado ya del vetusto internado inglés donde trabajó durante décadas, repasa los acontecimientos de su vida que son, también, los acontecimientos que han sacudido al colegio y a la Europa de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Chips es un anciano amable que siempre tiene un comentario ingenioso, que adora la institución que le ha permitido tener una vida sencilla y feliz, y que se enorgullece de cada joven en cuya educación ha contribuido.
Me ha gustado mucho cómo reflexiona sobre el papel que los docentes tienen en las vidas y en los caminos que siguen sus estudiantes. También me ha gustado mucho cómo describe la felicidad de las vidas ordinarias. Y, desde luego, me ha parecido un homenaje precioso a una profesión con una importancia clave en el desarrollo de la sociedad. La edición, la traducción, la corrección, las ilustraciones y el diseño del libro son, como de costumbre en esta editorial, de primer orden.
Nos cuenta la historia de un anciano profesor que, jubilado ya del vetusto internado inglés donde trabajó durante décadas, repasa los acontecimientos de su vida que son, también, los acontecimientos que han sacudido al colegio y a la Europa de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Chips es un anciano amable que siempre tiene un comentario ingenioso, que adora la institución que le ha permitido tener una vida sencilla y feliz, y que se enorgullece de cada joven en cuya educación ha contribuido.
Me ha gustado mucho cómo reflexiona sobre el papel que los docentes tienen en las vidas y en los caminos que siguen sus estudiantes. También me ha gustado mucho cómo describe la felicidad de las vidas ordinarias. Y, desde luego, me ha parecido un homenaje precioso a una profesión con una importancia clave en el desarrollo de la sociedad. La edición, la traducción, la corrección, las ilustraciones y el diseño del libro son, como de costumbre en esta editorial, de primer orden.
January 26, 2018
"Brookfield will never forget his lovableness."Before starting, I thought I wouldn't love this novel. Turned out I was partiality right. Yeah! I loved it, but not completely. Because it was little boring for my taste. Although it was boring, I liked the character of Mr. Chips. It was so vivid and complete. His character development was gradual. And that was good. I liked his sense of humour and thoughts.
I liked his chapters with Katherine. Those were the best. And last few chapters related to war were also good. Except for them, I couldn't enjoy much of the novel. His death scene literally made my eyes wet. Maybe because I got emotionally attached with him as I had been reading this novel for almost six months. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I read it as a course-book. Not by my will. I could read this before my class. But I didn't. I didn't want to.
My English professor did an excellent job in explaining this novel. It is also one the reasons I loved this. :)
Don't know what to say further. Also don't know whether I should recommend this. It just depends upon your taste.
24 January, 2018
July 11, 2020
It is a quick,easy read,the story of a popular,likeable school teacher.
He is unusual for his longevity in the job. His is an unspectacular life. He does his best,as the years pass and world wars take their toll.He finds a way to make himself useful,even when some view him as too old.
A beautifully written book,simple yet engaging.
He is unusual for his longevity in the job. His is an unspectacular life. He does his best,as the years pass and world wars take their toll.He finds a way to make himself useful,even when some view him as too old.
A beautifully written book,simple yet engaging.
November 18, 2011
Rating: 4.75* of five
The Book Report: Old Mr. Chipping, nearing ninety and still telling his hoary old jokes from sixty years ago to the newbies at Brookfields school, spends his last few days on earth wandering among the many well-furnished rooms in his head. We see the events of his entire career as a schoolmaster, his brief, brilliant career as a husband, and his long, glorious sunset as a School Institution. As he passes through the portal made for one (bet Chips'd know the source on that one), he feels...as I hope and pray all who read this will feel on their own long night...it was good, it was good.
My Review: I read this book tonight because, for far from the first time in my life to date, I learned that I lost an old, old friend: My mother's best friend, my heart-mother, finally let go of her life barely short of her 92nd birthday on January 4.
I know it was only her body wearing down, because dementia had long since taken her essence from the living world. But tonight, forty-two years after I met her and began to love her, I feel she is here. And I promised her I wouldn't cry, she told me it hurt her to see me cry once a lifetime ago, but I can't not. It's for myself, for my heart growing old and curling inwards from surprisingly fresh hurt. I don't miss her, or miss her more than I did yesterday; death is a release when someone is already no longer themselves; but the days ahead number fewer than the days behind, and I can see my own end like a hill far away, instead of the comforting illusion of horizons hiding it. It's not scary. It's just...real.
I am now the age she was when I met her. My memories are so real! The Pirate's Den, the junque shoppe on North Lamar, parking under the pecan tree and racing everyone to be the first to see what was new; cold, cold Bull Creek, flat hot rocks, the folds of the Balcones Escarpment and their fossil shells; laughing, crying, talking, always with a silver-bunned, trifocalled, green-eyed artist teaching the only things she knew to teach. I needed them then, I treasure them now, and there is no one else to whom these memories mean one single thing except an old guy reliving his past.
She was Mr. Chips, and I listened the way those schoolboys did; now it's my turn...sic semper tyrranis, oh wait that was the assassin but that's good too, sic transit Irenaea mundi...hail and farewell, dear, now you go on home to Mother and Daddy, walk safe!
The Book Report: Old Mr. Chipping, nearing ninety and still telling his hoary old jokes from sixty years ago to the newbies at Brookfields school, spends his last few days on earth wandering among the many well-furnished rooms in his head. We see the events of his entire career as a schoolmaster, his brief, brilliant career as a husband, and his long, glorious sunset as a School Institution. As he passes through the portal made for one (bet Chips'd know the source on that one), he feels...as I hope and pray all who read this will feel on their own long night...it was good, it was good.
My Review: I read this book tonight because, for far from the first time in my life to date, I learned that I lost an old, old friend: My mother's best friend, my heart-mother, finally let go of her life barely short of her 92nd birthday on January 4.
I know it was only her body wearing down, because dementia had long since taken her essence from the living world. But tonight, forty-two years after I met her and began to love her, I feel she is here. And I promised her I wouldn't cry, she told me it hurt her to see me cry once a lifetime ago, but I can't not. It's for myself, for my heart growing old and curling inwards from surprisingly fresh hurt. I don't miss her, or miss her more than I did yesterday; death is a release when someone is already no longer themselves; but the days ahead number fewer than the days behind, and I can see my own end like a hill far away, instead of the comforting illusion of horizons hiding it. It's not scary. It's just...real.
I am now the age she was when I met her. My memories are so real! The Pirate's Den, the junque shoppe on North Lamar, parking under the pecan tree and racing everyone to be the first to see what was new; cold, cold Bull Creek, flat hot rocks, the folds of the Balcones Escarpment and their fossil shells; laughing, crying, talking, always with a silver-bunned, trifocalled, green-eyed artist teaching the only things she knew to teach. I needed them then, I treasure them now, and there is no one else to whom these memories mean one single thing except an old guy reliving his past.
She was Mr. Chips, and I listened the way those schoolboys did; now it's my turn...sic semper tyrranis, oh wait that was the assassin but that's good too, sic transit Irenaea mundi...hail and farewell, dear, now you go on home to Mother and Daddy, walk safe!
July 9, 2021
Por ahora 4 estrellas. Puede que en un futuro le de 5. No lo sé.
Una historia sencilla y melancólica que de repente, en medio de su tono amable con destellos de humor, te suelta una frase o narra un momento tristísimo (y hasta trágico) que te agujerea el corazón.
Es que tampoco puedo decir más. Es una de esas historias donde "no pasa nada, pero pasa todo" y ese tipo de libros me encantan. Mi tipo de droja.
Una historia sencilla y melancólica que de repente, en medio de su tono amable con destellos de humor, te suelta una frase o narra un momento tristísimo (y hasta trágico) que te agujerea el corazón.
Es que tampoco puedo decir más. Es una de esas historias donde "no pasa nada, pero pasa todo" y ese tipo de libros me encantan. Mi tipo de droja.
August 28, 2022
Another re-read. I read this 15-20 years ago so I figured I would not remember anything about it – hell, I wouldn’t remember anything about it if I read it 15-20 days ago... 🙁
But I do remember I liked it. And I liked it very much this second go-around. 🙂 🙃
Here are two blurbs from reviewers presented on the back cover of the book in 1934 (American edition issued by Little, Brown & Co.) and those blurbs from reviewers back in the day capture how I felt after finishing the 126-page book today — and yes, so also the lump in the throat and the tears in my eyes.
• “I read it with the greatest possible pleasure — and also, at various moments — with tears in my eyes. It is charming and tender and humorous — and technically a miracle of emphasis and suppression.’’ Margaret Ayer Barnes
• “It’s true. It’s sentimental; and you know it is as you read; yet you can’t help the lumps forming in your throat; and you like it. It is a sentimental masterpiece.” Lewis Gannett in New York Herald Tribune
4.5 stars for me. 😊
Note:
• Originally published in ‘The British Weekly’ (periodical) and then in spring of 1934 in ‘The Atlantic Monthly’, and then by Little, Brown & Co. in June of that year. According to this website, he wrote it in four days. Wow!
• https://educationallodge.com/2020/08/...
But I do remember I liked it. And I liked it very much this second go-around. 🙂 🙃
Here are two blurbs from reviewers presented on the back cover of the book in 1934 (American edition issued by Little, Brown & Co.) and those blurbs from reviewers back in the day capture how I felt after finishing the 126-page book today — and yes, so also the lump in the throat and the tears in my eyes.
• “I read it with the greatest possible pleasure — and also, at various moments — with tears in my eyes. It is charming and tender and humorous — and technically a miracle of emphasis and suppression.’’ Margaret Ayer Barnes
• “It’s true. It’s sentimental; and you know it is as you read; yet you can’t help the lumps forming in your throat; and you like it. It is a sentimental masterpiece.” Lewis Gannett in New York Herald Tribune
4.5 stars for me. 😊
Note:
• Originally published in ‘The British Weekly’ (periodical) and then in spring of 1934 in ‘The Atlantic Monthly’, and then by Little, Brown & Co. in June of that year. According to this website, he wrote it in four days. Wow!
• https://educationallodge.com/2020/08/...
August 7, 2021
El autor británico James Hilton, vio publicada su obra «Adiós, señor Chips» en 1934. No tenía conocimiento de este libro hasta que vi esta nueva edición de @trotalibros , lo cierto es que quedé totalmente intrigada por lo que Jan contaba sobre él e instantáneamente enamorada de las magníficas ilustraciones de @jordiviladelclos que vienen incluidas. Quiero hacer especial hincapié en alabar también la maravillosa nota final del editor que cierra con vehemencia una lectura sumamente especial.
Esta novela se centra en el señor Chipping, un maestro que ha dedicado casi toda una vida a la enseñanza en la escuela Brookfield. Seremos partícipes de retazos de sus recuerdos y de la melancolía que deja su vida dedicada a los demás. Toda su felicidad y existencia gira en torno a sus alumnos y al amor incondicional que siente hacia la institución en la que ha ejercido y de la que le resulta imposible desprenderse.
James Hilton, traza con maestría una trama sencilla, narrada con un tono generalmente amable, en ocasiones nos brinda toques melancólicos acompañados de situaciones que resultan dolorosas pero que no entristecen en exceso la lectura. A pesar de ser una de esas nouvelles en las que “no pasa nada”, de las que transcurren sin sobresaltos y que se centra en su protagonista, se disfruta enormemente.
Su lectura es ideal para verano, resulta feel good, emotiva a la par que embaucadora, relajante y enriquecedora. Es prácticamente imposible no sentir cierta emoción al pensar en ese profesor y admiración hacia su constancia y dedicación. Además en la recta final de la obra me hizo soltar alguna que otra lágrima, cosa que no esperaba.
En conclusión, «Adiós, señor Chips» es una obra singular, que condensa en pocas páginas una historia entrañable. Evoca la infancia, e irremediablemente piensas en esos educadores que tuvieron algún gesto amable, que te ayudaron o que simplemente daban unas clases en las que difícilmente podías desconectar. Una oda a la buena enseñanza en su máximo esplendor que recomiendo encarecidamente.
Esta novela se centra en el señor Chipping, un maestro que ha dedicado casi toda una vida a la enseñanza en la escuela Brookfield. Seremos partícipes de retazos de sus recuerdos y de la melancolía que deja su vida dedicada a los demás. Toda su felicidad y existencia gira en torno a sus alumnos y al amor incondicional que siente hacia la institución en la que ha ejercido y de la que le resulta imposible desprenderse.
James Hilton, traza con maestría una trama sencilla, narrada con un tono generalmente amable, en ocasiones nos brinda toques melancólicos acompañados de situaciones que resultan dolorosas pero que no entristecen en exceso la lectura. A pesar de ser una de esas nouvelles en las que “no pasa nada”, de las que transcurren sin sobresaltos y que se centra en su protagonista, se disfruta enormemente.
Su lectura es ideal para verano, resulta feel good, emotiva a la par que embaucadora, relajante y enriquecedora. Es prácticamente imposible no sentir cierta emoción al pensar en ese profesor y admiración hacia su constancia y dedicación. Además en la recta final de la obra me hizo soltar alguna que otra lágrima, cosa que no esperaba.
En conclusión, «Adiós, señor Chips» es una obra singular, que condensa en pocas páginas una historia entrañable. Evoca la infancia, e irremediablemente piensas en esos educadores que tuvieron algún gesto amable, que te ayudaron o que simplemente daban unas clases en las que difícilmente podías desconectar. Una oda a la buena enseñanza en su máximo esplendor que recomiendo encarecidamente.
July 28, 2020
I loved this book and read it a few times before listing it as read here.
August 3, 2022
He visto cenas de hospital con más sustancia.
January 2, 2018
This review is in honour of Beth who enticed me into reading this sweet tale sooner than planned. Mr Chips, a shy, reserved teacher finds love in middle age and as a result becomes much loved by his students and colleagues. Story has a timeless quality to it; beautifully written.
September 25, 2022
3/3 👓👓👓
A la espera de la reseña, comentaré que, aunque me ha parecido bastante plana y superficial, la descripción de la evolución de la enseñanza y el mundo entre mediados del siglo XIX y los primeros años del XX es interesante.
A la espera de la reseña, comentaré que, aunque me ha parecido bastante plana y superficial, la descripción de la evolución de la enseñanza y el mundo entre mediados del siglo XIX y los primeros años del XX es interesante.
April 29, 2010
Loved this charming story.
I found myself envying Mr. Chips his life. Though he lived in very tumultuous times, almost everything back then was simpler; there were less demands in one’s day-to-day affairs. And one can actually enjoy and savor the rest of one’s afternoon sipping tea while looking out over the window to the idyllic scene of kids bicycling along the street. The pace is not like today’s hectic one, wherein just thinking of what one still has to do for the rest of the day is exhausting in itself.
The persona of Chips is also very likeable. More than a mentor, he exuded that aura of an ‘endearing’ grandpa that has a bottomless reserve of anecdotes and jokes, which he never tires of churning out for anyone who cares to hear. Someone whom a student can pay a visit at home for the undemanding pleasure of a relaxing afternoon.
From personal experience, I haven’t encountered any professor who invested that much effort in getting to know his/her students beyond the walls of the classroom, who delighted in being able to remember the student’s names beyond the school grounds. Of course, it may simply be due the nature of the teacher-student dynamics back then.
And for that, I grew more envious. (Though, of course, females were regarded back then in a more unfavorable light…so…)
In any case, this short story of a life lived comfortably in the simplest of terms, with all its highs and lows, is truly touching. My favorite bit was his stoicism in proceeding with his Latin class while an air-raid was occurring above-ground, succeeding in subduing the fears of his students, and even making them laugh, by shifting their attention to the reference of Germanic campaigns in the chronicles of Caesar in Gaul.
And then there's the curious fact that I was surprised at how the ending nearly pushed me to tears.
An easy ‘reading’ story by Hilton, and the message is just as modest. But the lesson is undoubtedly a timeless one: if you’ll only get to live one life, live it by being humble, with a brimming font for laughter and contentment for the simplest of things. In the end, you will be the richer for it.
I found myself envying Mr. Chips his life. Though he lived in very tumultuous times, almost everything back then was simpler; there were less demands in one’s day-to-day affairs. And one can actually enjoy and savor the rest of one’s afternoon sipping tea while looking out over the window to the idyllic scene of kids bicycling along the street. The pace is not like today’s hectic one, wherein just thinking of what one still has to do for the rest of the day is exhausting in itself.
The persona of Chips is also very likeable. More than a mentor, he exuded that aura of an ‘endearing’ grandpa that has a bottomless reserve of anecdotes and jokes, which he never tires of churning out for anyone who cares to hear. Someone whom a student can pay a visit at home for the undemanding pleasure of a relaxing afternoon.
From personal experience, I haven’t encountered any professor who invested that much effort in getting to know his/her students beyond the walls of the classroom, who delighted in being able to remember the student’s names beyond the school grounds. Of course, it may simply be due the nature of the teacher-student dynamics back then.
And for that, I grew more envious. (Though, of course, females were regarded back then in a more unfavorable light…so…)
In any case, this short story of a life lived comfortably in the simplest of terms, with all its highs and lows, is truly touching. My favorite bit was his stoicism in proceeding with his Latin class while an air-raid was occurring above-ground, succeeding in subduing the fears of his students, and even making them laugh, by shifting their attention to the reference of Germanic campaigns in the chronicles of Caesar in Gaul.
And then there's the curious fact that I was surprised at how the ending nearly pushed me to tears.
An easy ‘reading’ story by Hilton, and the message is just as modest. But the lesson is undoubtedly a timeless one: if you’ll only get to live one life, live it by being humble, with a brimming font for laughter and contentment for the simplest of things. In the end, you will be the richer for it.
April 28, 2019
“Brookfield will never forget his lovableness," said Cartwright, in a speech to the School. Which was absurd, because all things are forgotten in the end.”
This was a part of my course syllabus in 12th standard, and for this very reason, it felt like work and less like a novel. But looking back on it and really seeing it has made me realise that I do love this novel. It's comfy and short. The writing almost feels like home. I've read it several times (for my exams and then for my siblings) and I know half of it by heart.
It's about Mr. Chippings, a conventional professor, who comes to Brookfield, a second-rank school after spending one year at Melbury. We follow him through his years at Brookfield from his very first and nervous first day to his retirement and life after that. We see him fall in love with a younger and radical woman. We see him become the definition of Brookfield. We see him living his days across the street after retirement and never really leaving the school. It's sweet and sad and even fun.
This was a part of my course syllabus in 12th standard, and for this very reason, it felt like work and less like a novel. But looking back on it and really seeing it has made me realise that I do love this novel. It's comfy and short. The writing almost feels like home. I've read it several times (for my exams and then for my siblings) and I know half of it by heart.
It's about Mr. Chippings, a conventional professor, who comes to Brookfield, a second-rank school after spending one year at Melbury. We follow him through his years at Brookfield from his very first and nervous first day to his retirement and life after that. We see him fall in love with a younger and radical woman. We see him become the definition of Brookfield. We see him living his days across the street after retirement and never really leaving the school. It's sweet and sad and even fun.
January 7, 2022
El editor en la nota con la que cierra los libros que publica ( que por cierto me parecen uno de los aciertos de sus ediciones porque le dan un punto diferenciador al resto de editoriales) dice que lo publicó en verano porque quería un libro ameno pero que a la vez no dejara indiferente y la verdad es que este libro lo cumple aunque yo he preferido leerlo en estas fechas navideñas y invernales porque me parecía un momento mas adecuado para pasar un par de días con este entrañable maestro en su sala de estar con la chimenea encendida recordando lo que fue su vida. Desde luego una lectura muy recomendable.
August 10, 2021
Cuando empecé a leer, no estaba segura de que me fuera a gustar. Sin embargo, terminé disfrutándolo y fue una lectura bastante rápida, pero muy entrañable.
El libro constituye un viaje alegre a través de la miríada de recuerdos del Sr. chips y su vida en la escuela de Brookfield. Hay una gran cantidad de historia que solo se insinúa o se resume en una sola oración, lo que te hace sentir como si realmente estuvieras escuchando la historia de vida de un abuelo.
Uno de esos libros de los que cualquiera podría aprender algo. Todos necesitamos un Sr. Chips en nuestras vidas.
El libro constituye un viaje alegre a través de la miríada de recuerdos del Sr. chips y su vida en la escuela de Brookfield. Hay una gran cantidad de historia que solo se insinúa o se resume en una sola oración, lo que te hace sentir como si realmente estuvieras escuchando la historia de vida de un abuelo.
Uno de esos libros de los que cualquiera podría aprender algo. Todos necesitamos un Sr. Chips en nuestras vidas.
May 24, 2019
"You cannot judge the importance of things by the noise they make."
I was dead set on giving this novella a four star rating. I liked it, a lot. Then came the last 10 minutes of this audiobook and I could swear someone was cutting onions. The movie adaptation is gonna make a blubbering mess out of me.
I was dead set on giving this novella a four star rating. I liked it, a lot. Then came the last 10 minutes of this audiobook and I could swear someone was cutting onions. The movie adaptation is gonna make a blubbering mess out of me.
January 22, 2016
A funny light read.
A retired teacher (Mr. Chipping alias Mr. Chips) reminiscences the old days. He is British and the story is set in the early nineties. I mean the teacher retires from teaching in 1913 and spends his days very close to the school doing nothing but 'reading, talking and remembering.'
This remembering is peppered with equal dose of both funny anecdotes and heart melting moments.
A sample for funny anecdote:
On his farewell day before Mr. Chips rose to give his speech, the Captain of the School had introduced Mr. Chips using a flowery language. And Mr. Chips begins his speech accusing the Captain of exaggeration and continues thus:
"But then he comes of an exaggerating family. I remember once having to thrash his father for it. I gave him one mark for a Latin translation, and he exaggerated the one into seven!"
The anecdotes that speak about the tragic sentiments are mostly related to War and the loss of lives of his old students.
A reader from UK might enjoy this book better. For it is very well connected to the historical happenings of UK - the Wars, the Strikes, the British education system, the change that was taking place in the early nineties (Mr. Chips does not approve of Mr. Shaw and Ibsen and woman riding a bicycle), etc.
A lovely book for the retired teachers! And if you want to gift a book to your teacher this can be one.
A retired teacher (Mr. Chipping alias Mr. Chips) reminiscences the old days. He is British and the story is set in the early nineties. I mean the teacher retires from teaching in 1913 and spends his days very close to the school doing nothing but 'reading, talking and remembering.'
This remembering is peppered with equal dose of both funny anecdotes and heart melting moments.
A sample for funny anecdote:
On his farewell day before Mr. Chips rose to give his speech, the Captain of the School had introduced Mr. Chips using a flowery language. And Mr. Chips begins his speech accusing the Captain of exaggeration and continues thus:
"But then he comes of an exaggerating family. I remember once having to thrash his father for it. I gave him one mark for a Latin translation, and he exaggerated the one into seven!"
The anecdotes that speak about the tragic sentiments are mostly related to War and the loss of lives of his old students.
A reader from UK might enjoy this book better. For it is very well connected to the historical happenings of UK - the Wars, the Strikes, the British education system, the change that was taking place in the early nineties (Mr. Chips does not approve of Mr. Shaw and Ibsen and woman riding a bicycle), etc.
A lovely book for the retired teachers! And if you want to gift a book to your teacher this can be one.
July 15, 2021
Discutía con mi pareja acerca de las impresiones que deja al lector una novela como Adiós señor. Chips, Una historia sencilla, llena de instantes, de momentos mágicos, en la que realmente no pasa nada extraordinario. Ella disfrutó mucho de las vivencias del señor Chippinng, sin dejar de encontrar a lo largo del relato paralelismos a sus jornadas como maestra encargada de orientar los caminos de sus pequeños alumnos. Pero aun así, ponía en duda la capacidad que tiene una obra como esta en universalizar unas emociones que parecen destinadas a los que se enfrentan a unas mentes esponjosas. Yo, en cambio, sostenía lo contrario. Que una novela como esta apela a alguna parte de nuestro cerebro que compartimos todos y que tiene que ver con la capacidad innata de recordar fragmentos únicos e inigualables que dan sentido a quienes somos.
En la novela sentimos la emoción que contiene la figura de este viejo profesor. Y digo sentimos, porque creo que precisamente es la emoción lo que aromatiza toda esta historia. El señor Chips es una persona entrada en años, jaquecoso, consciente de su pequeño papel en esta historia y dispuesto a rememorarla en silencio. A través de él vamos siendo conscientes de los fragmentos de un puzzle cuyo diseño es exclusivo, retorcido, sin ningún tipo de guía que lo oriente, pero cuyo montaje va revelando una imagen deliciosa e inolvidable.
Pero es que esa propia figura que se forma, que describe el presente y pasado de este viejo profesor, de sus relaciones con los alumnos y con sus colegas, de la fractura racional que descubre al cruzarse en el camino de una persona que parece olvidada por todo el mundo menos por él, nos es más que una vida cotidiana como la que cualquiera de nosotros vivimos y, sobre todo, recordamos. Y lo es porque es una persona imperfecta, llena de temores, de prejuicios, de huecos que rellenará con su experiencia. El señor Chips puede ser cualquiera de nosotros porque esta novela, como la vida, está plagada de recuerdos que permanecen para siempre dentro de quienes somos.
Cualquiera que eche la mirada atrás comprobará como aquellos fragmentos de su vida intensamente felices, así como las más oscuras de sus tragedias, se ven diluidos entre detalles que de por sí no tienen mayor importancia. Un olor, un gesto, una pequeña burla que permanecerá por siempre asociada a tu apellido…son esos fragmentos los que cincelan un trayecto vital que estará por siempre asociado a quien eres. El paso del tiempo, los conflictos, las nuevas generaciones…todo lo que uno engrandecía cederá ante el poder de nuestros recuerdos. Y sí, estos recuerdos nos acompañarán para siempre.
La vida del viejo Chipping no deja de ser la odisea de una persona anónima como la de cualquiera de nosotros. Son las emociones que nos narra las que nos atan a sus vivencias, las que regresan al cerrar la última página del libro, las que te hacen tararear entre lágrimas una vieja canción que sólo conocerás tú.
En la novela sentimos la emoción que contiene la figura de este viejo profesor. Y digo sentimos, porque creo que precisamente es la emoción lo que aromatiza toda esta historia. El señor Chips es una persona entrada en años, jaquecoso, consciente de su pequeño papel en esta historia y dispuesto a rememorarla en silencio. A través de él vamos siendo conscientes de los fragmentos de un puzzle cuyo diseño es exclusivo, retorcido, sin ningún tipo de guía que lo oriente, pero cuyo montaje va revelando una imagen deliciosa e inolvidable.
Pero es que esa propia figura que se forma, que describe el presente y pasado de este viejo profesor, de sus relaciones con los alumnos y con sus colegas, de la fractura racional que descubre al cruzarse en el camino de una persona que parece olvidada por todo el mundo menos por él, nos es más que una vida cotidiana como la que cualquiera de nosotros vivimos y, sobre todo, recordamos. Y lo es porque es una persona imperfecta, llena de temores, de prejuicios, de huecos que rellenará con su experiencia. El señor Chips puede ser cualquiera de nosotros porque esta novela, como la vida, está plagada de recuerdos que permanecen para siempre dentro de quienes somos.
Cualquiera que eche la mirada atrás comprobará como aquellos fragmentos de su vida intensamente felices, así como las más oscuras de sus tragedias, se ven diluidos entre detalles que de por sí no tienen mayor importancia. Un olor, un gesto, una pequeña burla que permanecerá por siempre asociada a tu apellido…son esos fragmentos los que cincelan un trayecto vital que estará por siempre asociado a quien eres. El paso del tiempo, los conflictos, las nuevas generaciones…todo lo que uno engrandecía cederá ante el poder de nuestros recuerdos. Y sí, estos recuerdos nos acompañarán para siempre.
La vida del viejo Chipping no deja de ser la odisea de una persona anónima como la de cualquiera de nosotros. Son las emociones que nos narra las que nos atan a sus vivencias, las que regresan al cerrar la última página del libro, las que te hacen tararear entre lágrimas una vieja canción que sólo conocerás tú.
July 4, 2025
Each book I read offers a new perspective. In this post, I share my thoughts on this book in Persian and English. I hope this will be enjoyable for you :)
هر کتابی که می خوانم دریچه ای به دنیایی جدید است. تو این نوشته دیدگاه و تجربه ام از مطالعه ی این کتاب رو به دو زبان فارسی و انگلیسی با شما به اشتراک می ذارم امیدوارم خوندنش براتون لذتبخش باشه :)
Persian (فارسی)
خداحافظ آقای چیپس نه فقط داستان یک معلم، بلکه مرثیهایست برای مهربانیهای فراموششده.
این رمان کوتاه، با لحنی آرام و انسانی، مرا به سفری در دل خاطرات، تاریخ، و عشق به آموزش برد و با پایانش اشک به چشمانم آورد، اما نه از غم، بلکه از احساسی عمیق و صادقانه. برای من، آقای چیپس فقط یک شخصیت نبود—او معلمی شد که انگار در کلاسهای زندگیام حضور داشته است.
تصویرسازیها؛ پلی میان متن و احساس 🖼
نسخهای که خواندم، با تصویرسازیهای لطیف و دقیق همراه بود. این نقاشیها نهتنها فضای مدرسهی بروکفیلد را ملموستر میکردند، بلکه به شخصیتها جان میبخشیدند. دیدن چهرهی آقای چیپس در لحظات مختلف زندگیاش، از جوانی تا پیری، حس نزدیکی عجیبی ایجاد میکرد—انگار که آلبوم خاطراتش را ورق میزنی.
آینهای از تاریخ انگلستان 🕰️
چیپس، با عمر طولانیاش، شاهد تغییرات عظیم تاریخی و فرهنگی انگلستان است:
- عصر ویکتوریایی با شکوه و نظم خاصش
- دوران ادواردی با تغییرات اجتماعی
- جنگ جهانی اول با تلخی و فقدان
- و همهی آنچه در میان این دورهها رخ میدهد
مدرسهی بروکفیلد، یکی از قدیمیترین مدارس شبانهروزی انگلستان، در این میان نمادیست از ثبات، سنت، و انتقال ارزشها. چیپس در دل این تحولات، همچون فانوسی آرام و روشن باقی میماند.
چیپس؛ معلمی شریف، سنتگرا، اما انسانی 👨🏫
چیپس که در آغاز مردی خجالتی، خشک و مقرراتیست، با گذر زمان و بهویژه پس از آشنایی با همسرش کاترین، قلبش نرم میشود.
او شاید اهل نوآوری نباشد، اما در صداقت، تعهد، و عشق به تدریس بینظیر است.
به قول خودش :
«بروکفیلد همهی زندگی من بوده است.»
و واقعاً هم همینطور است. او با تمام وجودش برای مدرسه و دانشآموزانش زندگی میکند، و همین عشق بیقید و شرط است که او را به معلمی ماندگار بدل می سازد.
در ستایش معلمی💛
این کتاب ادای احترامیست به معلمانی که با عشق و صبر، نسلها را میسازند.
در دنیایی که گاه مهربانی و تعهد رنگ میبازد، چیپس یادآور آن معلمانیست که با نگاه، لبخند، و حتی سکوتشان، زندگیها را تغییر میدهند.
«خداحافظ آقای چیپس» نه فقط یک داستان، بلکه دعوتیست به تأمل دربارهی نقش معلم در شکلگیری انسانها.
از صفحه تا پرده؛ اقتباس سینمایی 🎬
با توجه به محبوبیت جهانی این اثر، نسخههای سینمایی و تلویزیونی متعددی از آن ساخته شدهاند.
من هنوز فیلمش را ندیدهام، اما مشتاقم که ببینمش—و اگر دیدم، حتماً در اپ Letterboxd هم دربارهاش خواهم نوشت بله، آنجا هم دو زبانه می نویسم و این هم لینک پروفایل 👇🏻 :
https://boxd.it/dt10n
معلمی که باقی می ماند 🎓
"ولی من پسر داشتم، هزار، هزار..."
پایان خداحافظ آقای چیپس مثل خودش است: آرام، بیادعا، و در عین حال فراموشنشدنی.
در واپسین لحظات، جملهای از زبان آقای چیپس شنیده میشود—نه یک افشاگری، نه یک غافلگیری، بلکه اعترافی ساده و صادقانه که تمام زندگیاش را در چند واژه خلاصه میکند.
جملهای که نه فقط پایان یک داستان، بلکه آغاز یک تأمل است.
در آن لحظه، چیزی در دلم تکان خورد. نه از غم، بلکه از احساسی عمیق و انسانی.
انگار تمام آنچه دربارهی معلمی، عشق، و معنا در ذهنم داشتم، در یک جمله جمع شده بود.
و شاید همین است راز ماندگاری این کتاب:
چیپس، معلمی بود که با عشق، صبر، و شوخطبعیاش، نسلها را ساخت. او شاید پدر نبود، اما پدرانه زیست.
برای من، این کتاب فقط یک داستان نبود—تجربهای بود از دیدن انسانیت در سادهترین شکلش.
و حالا که کتاب را بستهام، حس میکنم آقای چیپس، معلم من هم بوده.
مثل خیلی از خوانندههای دیگر که بعد از خواندن این داستان، در دل خود جایی برای او باز کردهاند—
جایی برای معلمی که هزار، هزار دل را لمس کرده است.
English (انگلیسی)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is not just the story of a teacher—it’s a eulogy for forgotten kindness.
This short novel, written in a gentle and deeply human tone, took me on a journey through memory, history, and a quiet love for teaching. Its ending brought tears to my eyes—not from sorrow, but from something honest and profound.
To me, Mr. Chips wasn’t just a character—he became a teacher who, somehow, had always been present in the classroom of my life.
A bridge between text and feeling 🖼
The edition I read was accompanied by delicate and expressive illustrations. These drawings didn’t just make the world of Brookfield School more vivid—they gave life to the characters.
Seeing Mr. Chips at different stages of his life, from youth to old age, created a strange sense of closeness—like flipping through the pages of his personal photo album.
A mirror of England’s history 🕰️
Through his long life, Mr. Chips witnesses sweeping historical and cultural changes in England:
- The grandeur and order of the Victorian era
- The social shifts of the Edwardian period
- The sorrow and loss of the First World War
- And everything that unfolds in between
Brookfield, one of England’s oldest boarding schools, stands as a symbol of continuity, tradition, and the passing down of values.
And amid all this change, Chips remains like a quiet, steady lantern—glowing gently through time.
A noble, traditional, but deeply human teacher 👨🏫
At first, Mr. Chips is shy, rigid, and rule-bound. But over time—especially after meeting his wife, Katherine—his heart softens.
He may not be innovative, but in honesty, dedication, and love for teaching, he is unmatched.
As he once said:
“Brookfield was my life.”
And it truly was. He lived entirely for the school and his students. That unconditional devotion is what makes him an unforgettable teacher.
In praise of teaching 💛
This book is a tribute to teachers who shape generations with patience and love.
In a world where kindness and commitment sometimes fade, Chips reminds us of those teachers who change lives with a glance, a smile, or even silence.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is not just a story—it’s an invitation to reflect on the quiet, lasting power of educators.
From page to screen 🎬
Given the book’s global popularity, several film and television adaptations have been made.
I haven’t seen them yet, but I’m eager to. And when I do, I’ll definitely write about it on Letterboxd—yes, I write bilingual reviews there too. Here’s my profile 👇🏻:
https://boxd.it/dt10n
A teacher who remains 🎓
“But I had boys... thousands, thousands of them.”
The ending of Goodbye, Mr. Chips is like the man himself: quiet, unpretentious, and unforgettable.
In his final moments, Mr. Chips utters a line—not a revelation, not a surprise, but a simple, sincere truth that sums up his entire life.
It’s not just the end of a story—it’s the beginning of reflection.
In that moment, something shifted inside me. Not from sadness, but from a deep, human feeling.
It was as if everything I believed about teaching, love, and meaning had been distilled into a single sentence.
And maybe that’s the secret to this book’s lasting power:
Chips was a teacher who shaped generations with love, patience, and quiet humor. He may not have been a father—but he lived like one.
For me, this book wasn’t just a story—it was an experience of witnessing humanity in its simplest form.
And now that I’ve closed the book, I feel as though Mr. Chips was my teacher too.
Just like so many other readers who, after finishing this story, find a place in their hearts for him—
a place for the teacher who touched a thousand, thousand hearts.
هر کتابی که می خوانم دریچه ای به دنیایی جدید است. تو این نوشته دیدگاه و تجربه ام از مطالعه ی این کتاب رو به دو زبان فارسی و انگلیسی با شما به اشتراک می ذارم امیدوارم خوندنش براتون لذتبخش باشه :)
Persian (فارسی)
خداحافظ آقای چیپس نه فقط داستان یک معلم، بلکه مرثیهایست برای مهربانیهای فراموششده.
این رمان کوتاه، با لحنی آرام و انسانی، مرا به سفری در دل خاطرات، تاریخ، و عشق به آموزش برد و با پایانش اشک به چشمانم آورد، اما نه از غم، بلکه از احساسی عمیق و صادقانه. برای من، آقای چیپس فقط یک شخصیت نبود—او معلمی شد که انگار در کلاسهای زندگیام حضور داشته است.
تصویرسازیها؛ پلی میان متن و احساس 🖼
نسخهای که خواندم، با تصویرسازیهای لطیف و دقیق همراه بود. این نقاشیها نهتنها فضای مدرسهی بروکفیلد را ملموستر میکردند، بلکه به شخصیتها جان میبخشیدند. دیدن چهرهی آقای چیپس در لحظات مختلف زندگیاش، از جوانی تا پیری، حس نزدیکی عجیبی ایجاد میکرد—انگار که آلبوم خاطراتش را ورق میزنی.
آینهای از تاریخ انگلستان 🕰️
چیپس، با عمر طولانیاش، شاهد تغییرات عظیم تاریخی و فرهنگی انگلستان است:
- عصر ویکتوریایی با شکوه و نظم خاصش
- دوران ادواردی با تغییرات اجتماعی
- جنگ جهانی اول با تلخی و فقدان
- و همهی آنچه در میان این دورهها رخ میدهد
مدرسهی بروکفیلد، یکی از قدیمیترین مدارس شبانهروزی انگلستان، در این میان نمادیست از ثبات، سنت، و انتقال ارزشها. چیپس در دل این تحولات، همچون فانوسی آرام و روشن باقی میماند.
چیپس؛ معلمی شریف، سنتگرا، اما انسانی 👨🏫
چیپس که در آغاز مردی خجالتی، خشک و مقرراتیست، با گذر زمان و بهویژه پس از آشنایی با همسرش کاترین، قلبش نرم میشود.
او شاید اهل نوآوری نباشد، اما در صداقت، تعهد، و عشق به تدریس بینظیر است.
به قول خودش :
«بروکفیلد همهی زندگی من بوده است.»
و واقعاً هم همینطور است. او با تمام وجودش برای مدرسه و دانشآموزانش زندگی میکند، و همین عشق بیقید و شرط است که او را به معلمی ماندگار بدل می سازد.
در ستایش معلمی💛
این کتاب ادای احترامیست به معلمانی که با عشق و صبر، نسلها را میسازند.
در دنیایی که گاه مهربانی و تعهد رنگ میبازد، چیپس یادآور آن معلمانیست که با نگاه، لبخند، و حتی سکوتشان، زندگیها را تغییر میدهند.
«خداحافظ آقای چیپس» نه فقط یک داستان، بلکه دعوتیست به تأمل دربارهی نقش معلم در شکلگیری انسانها.
از صفحه تا پرده؛ اقتباس سینمایی 🎬
با توجه به محبوبیت جهانی این اثر، نسخههای سینمایی و تلویزیونی متعددی از آن ساخته شدهاند.
من هنوز فیلمش را ندیدهام، اما مشتاقم که ببینمش—و اگر دیدم، حتماً در اپ Letterboxd هم دربارهاش خواهم نوشت بله، آنجا هم دو زبانه می نویسم و این هم لینک پروفایل 👇🏻 :
https://boxd.it/dt10n
معلمی که باقی می ماند 🎓
"ولی من پسر داشتم، هزار، هزار..."
پایان خداحافظ آقای چیپس مثل خودش است: آرام، بیادعا، و در عین حال فراموشنشدنی.
در واپسین لحظات، جملهای از زبان آقای چیپس شنیده میشود—نه یک افشاگری، نه یک غافلگیری، بلکه اعترافی ساده و صادقانه که تمام زندگیاش را در چند واژه خلاصه میکند.
جملهای که نه فقط پایان یک داستان، بلکه آغاز یک تأمل است.
در آن لحظه، چیزی در دلم تکان خورد. نه از غم، بلکه از احساسی عمیق و انسانی.
انگار تمام آنچه دربارهی معلمی، عشق، و معنا در ذهنم داشتم، در یک جمله جمع شده بود.
و شاید همین است راز ماندگاری این کتاب:
چیپس، معلمی بود که با عشق، صبر، و شوخطبعیاش، نسلها را ساخت. او شاید پدر نبود، اما پدرانه زیست.
برای من، این کتاب فقط یک داستان نبود—تجربهای بود از دیدن انسانیت در سادهترین شکلش.
و حالا که کتاب را بستهام، حس میکنم آقای چیپس، معلم من هم بوده.
مثل خیلی از خوانندههای دیگر که بعد از خواندن این داستان، در دل خود جایی برای او باز کردهاند—
جایی برای معلمی که هزار، هزار دل را لمس کرده است.
English (انگلیسی)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is not just the story of a teacher—it’s a eulogy for forgotten kindness.
This short novel, written in a gentle and deeply human tone, took me on a journey through memory, history, and a quiet love for teaching. Its ending brought tears to my eyes—not from sorrow, but from something honest and profound.
To me, Mr. Chips wasn’t just a character—he became a teacher who, somehow, had always been present in the classroom of my life.
A bridge between text and feeling 🖼
The edition I read was accompanied by delicate and expressive illustrations. These drawings didn’t just make the world of Brookfield School more vivid—they gave life to the characters.
Seeing Mr. Chips at different stages of his life, from youth to old age, created a strange sense of closeness—like flipping through the pages of his personal photo album.
A mirror of England’s history 🕰️
Through his long life, Mr. Chips witnesses sweeping historical and cultural changes in England:
- The grandeur and order of the Victorian era
- The social shifts of the Edwardian period
- The sorrow and loss of the First World War
- And everything that unfolds in between
Brookfield, one of England’s oldest boarding schools, stands as a symbol of continuity, tradition, and the passing down of values.
And amid all this change, Chips remains like a quiet, steady lantern—glowing gently through time.
A noble, traditional, but deeply human teacher 👨🏫
At first, Mr. Chips is shy, rigid, and rule-bound. But over time—especially after meeting his wife, Katherine—his heart softens.
He may not be innovative, but in honesty, dedication, and love for teaching, he is unmatched.
As he once said:
“Brookfield was my life.”
And it truly was. He lived entirely for the school and his students. That unconditional devotion is what makes him an unforgettable teacher.
In praise of teaching 💛
This book is a tribute to teachers who shape generations with patience and love.
In a world where kindness and commitment sometimes fade, Chips reminds us of those teachers who change lives with a glance, a smile, or even silence.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is not just a story—it’s an invitation to reflect on the quiet, lasting power of educators.
From page to screen 🎬
Given the book’s global popularity, several film and television adaptations have been made.
I haven’t seen them yet, but I’m eager to. And when I do, I’ll definitely write about it on Letterboxd—yes, I write bilingual reviews there too. Here’s my profile 👇🏻:
https://boxd.it/dt10n
A teacher who remains 🎓
“But I had boys... thousands, thousands of them.”
The ending of Goodbye, Mr. Chips is like the man himself: quiet, unpretentious, and unforgettable.
In his final moments, Mr. Chips utters a line—not a revelation, not a surprise, but a simple, sincere truth that sums up his entire life.
It’s not just the end of a story—it’s the beginning of reflection.
In that moment, something shifted inside me. Not from sadness, but from a deep, human feeling.
It was as if everything I believed about teaching, love, and meaning had been distilled into a single sentence.
And maybe that’s the secret to this book’s lasting power:
Chips was a teacher who shaped generations with love, patience, and quiet humor. He may not have been a father—but he lived like one.
For me, this book wasn’t just a story—it was an experience of witnessing humanity in its simplest form.
And now that I’ve closed the book, I feel as though Mr. Chips was my teacher too.
Just like so many other readers who, after finishing this story, find a place in their hearts for him—
a place for the teacher who touched a thousand, thousand hearts.
September 29, 2015
I saw the film some time ago, and as it turns out it was an excellent adaptation – very faithful to this sweet, sad, warm little book. I don't want it to sound like a criticism when I say I have little to say about it beyond that (sweet, sad, warm); it isn't. I enjoyed it very much, though about halfway through the nostalgia became melancholy despite Chips's perennial good humor, and I needed a break from even so short a book. If nothing else what I'm going to remember strongly about Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the picture of the old man (not ill, mind, just tired) sitting by his fire with sudden and unexpected tears pouring down his face.
The characters are remarkably alive; the setting is vivid; the period – especially the Great War – is made real. Mr. Chips – rather belatedly – joins the ranks of teachers I wish I'd had, teachers who actually care about what they're doing and about their pupils: teachers completely unlike any I had after third grade (Mrs. Schattan was wonderful; I have no use for anyone who came after). This is a lovely, bittersweet, poignant brief story of a life well-lived, of a full and rich life which had an impact – a positive impact – and which left a beautiful legacy. You can't ask for much more than that.
The characters are remarkably alive; the setting is vivid; the period – especially the Great War – is made real. Mr. Chips – rather belatedly – joins the ranks of teachers I wish I'd had, teachers who actually care about what they're doing and about their pupils: teachers completely unlike any I had after third grade (Mrs. Schattan was wonderful; I have no use for anyone who came after). This is a lovely, bittersweet, poignant brief story of a life well-lived, of a full and rich life which had an impact – a positive impact – and which left a beautiful legacy. You can't ask for much more than that.
June 19, 2016
Reading books when they're part of your curriculum takes all the fun out of the experience and whatever effect the book is supposed to have on you is lost as you spend day after day analyzing the story and finding answers to questions. But...I think it's safe to say that while reading this, it wasn't like that at all. I became completely engrossed with the story and was always a few chapters ahead of the rest of the class. I remember reading the story, sitting on one of the back seats, ignoring what the teacher was telling us with no one but my best friend aware of what I was doing. It's sad and funny and emotional and totally worth it.
November 18, 2022
Amusingly old-fashioned
"Your methods of teaching are slack and old-fashioned; your personal habits are slovenly; and you ignore my instructions in a way which, in a younger man, I should regard as rank insubordination."
A classic, yet amusingly dated, which nevertheless seems to have some universal truths. A short yet memorable read. Surprised by how much the film, starring Robert Donat, has actually stuck to the plot of the novel!
"Your methods of teaching are slack and old-fashioned; your personal habits are slovenly; and you ignore my instructions in a way which, in a younger man, I should regard as rank insubordination."
A classic, yet amusingly dated, which nevertheless seems to have some universal truths. A short yet memorable read. Surprised by how much the film, starring Robert Donat, has actually stuck to the plot of the novel!
November 15, 2017
Ήθελα να διαβάσω κάτι μικρό, ενδιαφέρον και ευκολοδιάβαστο για το μεσημέρι, και το βιβλίο αυτό ήταν το πρώτο που μου ήρθε στον νου. Το αγόρασα πριν κάμποσα χρόνια σ'ένα από τα γνωστά μου βιβλιοσαφάρι και τώρα χάρηκα πολύ που επιτέλους το διάβασα! Έχουμε να κάνουμε με μια νουβέλα που κρύβει αρκετά συναισθήματα (π.χ. έντονη μελαγχολία), που άλλοι συγγραφείς ίσως θα χρειάζονταν τον διπλάσιο ή και τον τριπλάσιο αριθμό σελίδων για να τα εκφράσουν και να κάνουν τον αναγνώστη να ενδιαφερθεί γι'αυτά. Μου άρεσε πολύ το όλο στιλ γραφής του Χίλτον -και ας θεωρείται πλέον παλιομοδίτικο-, συμπάθησα όσο δεν πάει τον φοβερό κύριο Τσιπς και, παρά το μικρό μέγεθος της νουβέλας, πρόλαβα να βυθιστώ στο (σχετικά) μακρινό παρελθόν της ιστορίας. Η ελληνική έκδοση παλιά και σπάνια, αλλά θα μπορούσε να γίνει καλύτερη δουλειά με την μετάφραση και, κυρίως, με την επιμέλεια. Είναι ένα κλασικό βιβλίο που αξίζει να διαβάσει κανείς και είναι κρίμα που δεν κυκλοφορεί πλέον στα ελληνικά. Κάποια στιγμή στο μέλλον θα δω και την ομότιτλη ταινία του 1939, αλλά και αυτήν του 1969.
January 16, 2017
Such a heart warming novella of an old school teacher reminiscing his life, how he saw Brookfield evolving, and himself playing a pivotal role in it.
As the events unfold in his mind in the form of warm and pleasant (and many a times not so pleasant) flashbacks, you are bound to participate.
Didn't understand many of the Chips jokes :(
Its neither preachy, nor tragic sentimental. The best part is, its not pretentious at all on any front.
A very enjoyable read you'd love to slurp in a single sitting.
Thanks for the reco Arpit.
As the events unfold in his mind in the form of warm and pleasant (and many a times not so pleasant) flashbacks, you are bound to participate.
Didn't understand many of the Chips jokes :(
Its neither preachy, nor tragic sentimental. The best part is, its not pretentious at all on any front.
A very enjoyable read you'd love to slurp in a single sitting.
Thanks for the reco Arpit.
November 23, 2021
Profundamente conmovedor, he llorado y lo he disfrutado muchísimo.
Feel good en estado puro.
Feel good en estado puro.
December 28, 2023
This amiable tale of Mr. Chips is responsible for how the US, if not the world, views the typical English schoolteacher; a kindly, somewhat doddering, dreaming, only tastefully ambitious, later the voice of experience over new ways to educate, and always the observer of how history, not always kindly, treats his young charges as they go off into the world.
The book, more of a short story really, was immensely popular when first published in 1934. Combined with the endearing 1939 Movie, (backed up by a 1969 remake) really sealed the deal making the heartfelt impression of a sentimental schoolmaster.
I’d seen the movies a few times over the years, sorry it took me so long to take in the good read.
The book, more of a short story really, was immensely popular when first published in 1934. Combined with the endearing 1939 Movie, (backed up by a 1969 remake) really sealed the deal making the heartfelt impression of a sentimental schoolmaster.
I’d seen the movies a few times over the years, sorry it took me so long to take in the good read.
November 12, 2017
Catching up with the classics # 23
July 1, 2023
What a lovely story.
August 14, 2021
‘Adiós, señor Chips’ es una oda a esos maestros a los que recordaremos siempre. Un libro pequeño sobre un gran personaje. En 1933, el señor Chipping (conocido cariñosamente como Chips) ya jubilado, es incapaz de desconectarse del colegio para el que trabajó toda su vida y a donde le llevan todos sus recuerdos. Mantiene relación con profesores y alumnos, quienes le visitan contentos y es que Chips es toda una institución para la escuela Brookfield, donde ha dado clase a generaciones y generaciones de familias, que le recuerdan con cariño.
Recorremos las décadas de la vida de Chips en Brookield (ojalá contadas con más calma), donde vemos su devoción por su profesión mediante emotivos sucesos que ya nadie recuerda y que dan a los alumnos una imagen de la vida personal profesor alejada de la realidad. Me ha encantado como la novela pone en valor de las enseñanzas de un profesor, que no siempre tienen que ver con la materia que imparte, sino en cómo, a pesar de la barrera generacional y los distintos valores, el maestro es un modelo de vital, un ejemplo de calma y de buen humor.
Un libro para leer de una sentada, para reír y para llorar. Nostálgico y entrañable. Un libro que guardarás para siempre en tu corazón.
Recorremos las décadas de la vida de Chips en Brookield (ojalá contadas con más calma), donde vemos su devoción por su profesión mediante emotivos sucesos que ya nadie recuerda y que dan a los alumnos una imagen de la vida personal profesor alejada de la realidad. Me ha encantado como la novela pone en valor de las enseñanzas de un profesor, que no siempre tienen que ver con la materia que imparte, sino en cómo, a pesar de la barrera generacional y los distintos valores, el maestro es un modelo de vital, un ejemplo de calma y de buen humor.
Un libro para leer de una sentada, para reír y para llorar. Nostálgico y entrañable. Un libro que guardarás para siempre en tu corazón.
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